SAP R/3 PP: Program Planning MP and MRP

The Computer Based Training (CBT) SAP R/3 PP: Production Planning MP and MRP describes the production planning process and explains how it works. Upon completing this course the trainee will be able to describe the various planning strategies and their applicability in different types of industries and identify the integration points with Materials Management Sales & Distribution Financial Accounting and Controlling modules. Furthermore the learner will identify the costing elements and their use in calculating planned costs; define the basic organizational units in Production Planning; define routing operations and work centers and their inter-relationships as well as identify the different points of integration of the Production Planning module within SAP.

This is primarily online training This is an online eLearning or CBT training program Contact Serebra Learning Corporation for more information

Duration: 4 hours Training Presented in: English

Audience

Employees who need to learn how to use the R/3 System. There are no prerequisites for participating in the course.

Objective

• Features and Strategies in MP.
• Planning Strategies.
• Selected Features of MP.
• Longterm Planning.
• Planning Results and Features in MRP.
• Planning Results on the MRP Level.
• Demand Coverage by External Procurement.
• Demand Coverage by Inhouse Production.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Functions and Strategies in MP

• Planning Strategies: - Planning Strategy and Consumption Mode. - Planning with Final Assembly. - Planning without Final Assembly. - Subassembly Planning.
• Selected Functions of MP: - Copying Data from SOP. - Version Management. - Additional Functions in MP.
• Long-Term Planning: - Long-Term Planning. - The Planning Run in Long-Term Planning. - Interactive Requirement Evaluations. - Long-Term Planning Functions.

Unit 2: Results and Functions in MRP

• Planning Results at the MRP Level: - Results at the MRP Level. - MRP Procedures.
• Requirements for External Procurement: - Requirements for External Procurement. - Cross-Plant Planning. - Procurement Quota Arrangement. - The PPC Planning Calendar.
• Requirements for Inhouse Production: - Analyzing Capacities in MRP. - Availability Checks. - Integrated Lot-Sizing Procedures.

Duration

4

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

Media

• SAP R/3 PP: Production Order
• SAP R/3 PP: Production Order Processing and Capacity Planning
• SAP R/3 PP: Production Planning and SOP